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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in elearning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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