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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 Norfolk Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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