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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning have enabled students all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Vanuatu to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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