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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning make it possible for students all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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