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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 organizations like Excelsior College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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