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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in digital education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 Israel to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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