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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? 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 institutions like San Diego State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses 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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