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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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