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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach 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 organizations like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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