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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors 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 models are being used by organizations like Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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