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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational initiatives. Professors want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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