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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic education technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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