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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in elearning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure 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 organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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