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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like American Samoa to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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