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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations assure that lecturers 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 organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open education experiments. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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