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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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