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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these significant new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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