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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology enable students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 Mauritius to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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