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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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