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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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