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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Cuba to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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