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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in elearning technology enable learners all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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