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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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