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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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 Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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