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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning enable students all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that instructors 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 Christmas Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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