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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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