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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? 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 Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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