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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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