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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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