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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Romania to conduct these massive open online courses? How can educators handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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