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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in digital education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 strategies are being used by organizations like MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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