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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in elearning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers 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 models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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