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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations ensure 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 models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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