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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers 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 Brown University to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand these open education undertakings. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important 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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