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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that educators 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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