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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education are enabling learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that teachers 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 strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to understand these important new open education undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating 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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