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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better understand these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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