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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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