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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in e-learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach 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 El Salvador to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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