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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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