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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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