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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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