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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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