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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also discusses the key 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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