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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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