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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators 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 strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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