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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in elearning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? 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 organizations like Open2Study to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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