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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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