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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning enable learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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