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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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