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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Scottsdale Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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