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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online learning technology have enabled students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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