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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online education are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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