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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also deals with 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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