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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 Open2Study to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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