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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online 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 Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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