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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers 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 different business strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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