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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs)