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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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