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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Teachers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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