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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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