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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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