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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning are empowering students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online 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 organizations like French Guiana to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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