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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. People want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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