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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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