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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Meetup to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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