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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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