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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are enabling humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers 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 organizations like edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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