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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? 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 institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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