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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators 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 different business models are being used by institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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