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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify 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 organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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