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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 institutions like Anguilla to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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