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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure 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 different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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