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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning make it possible for students all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC 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 OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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