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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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