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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured 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 organizations like Macau to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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