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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors 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 University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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