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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 organizations like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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