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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? How can participants get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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