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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better comprehend these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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