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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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