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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Mauritius to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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