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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify 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 organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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