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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC 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 edX to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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