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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational initiatives. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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