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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? 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 Guadeloupe to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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