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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning enable humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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