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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education enable humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 organizations like Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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