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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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