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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 Faroe Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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