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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in online education technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators 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 business models are being used by organizations like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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