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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to better grasp these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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