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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC 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 MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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