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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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