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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online 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 institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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