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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning are enabling humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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