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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? 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 OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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