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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners assure that instructors 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 models are being used by institutions like Georgetown University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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