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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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