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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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