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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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