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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions 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 organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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