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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning are making it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Educators want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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