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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online learning are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? 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 Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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