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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Relay Graduate School of Education to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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