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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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