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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that educators 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 business models are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Scientists want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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