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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers 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 Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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