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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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