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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 Navassa Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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