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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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