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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify 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 different strategies are being used by institutions like Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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