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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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