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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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