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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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