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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 institutions like Iran to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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