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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed 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 models are being used by organizations like India to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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