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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? 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 organizations like Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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