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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in elearning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations are considering in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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