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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these new open educational endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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