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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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