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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines 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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