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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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