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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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