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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses 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 institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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