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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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