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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing demand for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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