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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators 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 different business strategies are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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