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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants certify 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Wake Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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