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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? 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 organizations like Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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