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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open 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 iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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