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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach 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 institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand these open educational undertakings. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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