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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in digital education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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