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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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