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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners ensure 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 different strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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