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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic educational technology enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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