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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in elearning enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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