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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 Canvas Network to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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