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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like Reddit to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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