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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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