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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that teachers 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 strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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