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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is good? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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