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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC 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 organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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