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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online education have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Dominica to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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