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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like Coral Sea Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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