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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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