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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC 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 institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational ventures. Educators want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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