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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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