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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 institutions like South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand these new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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