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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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