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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational undertakings. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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