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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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