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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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