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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure 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 different business strategies are being used by organizations like Poland to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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