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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? 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 Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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