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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? 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 institutions like Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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