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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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