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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors 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 institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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