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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning have empowered learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online 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 organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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