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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? 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 Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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