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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are enabling learners all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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