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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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