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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators 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 different strategies are being used by institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies 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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