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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 Bermuda to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these open educational initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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