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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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