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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning enable people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also talks about the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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