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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free 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 issues that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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