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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology make it possible for learners all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like Macedonia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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