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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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