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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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