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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? 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 Yemen to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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