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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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