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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? 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 WizIQ to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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