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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to understand these fascinating new open education undertakings. Instructors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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