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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers 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 different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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