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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning have enabled students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? 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 Luxembourg to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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