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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC 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 California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education experiments. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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