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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online education technology enable students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 El Salvador to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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