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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Iceland to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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