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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online 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 organizations like Slovakia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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