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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that educators 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 business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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