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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 Cook Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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