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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Rochester to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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