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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online education have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 Macau to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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