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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses 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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