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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 institutions like Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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