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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 institutions like Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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