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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 organizations like British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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