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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach 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 Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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