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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education are empowering students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? 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 Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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