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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators 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 different business strategies are being used by institutions like Barbados to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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