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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New developments in e-learning enable humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online 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 institutions like Northwestern University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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