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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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