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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed 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 Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Students want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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