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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? 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 NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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