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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online 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 Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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