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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online learning have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Syria to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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