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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Trainers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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