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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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