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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 institutions like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also researches the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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