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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses 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 Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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