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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed 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 The University of Chicago to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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