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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online 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 organizations like Michigan State University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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