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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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