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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better comprehend these compelling new open education initiatives. Instructors want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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