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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. People want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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