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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 organizations like British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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