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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning have enabled students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured 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 University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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