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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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