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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education endeavours. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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