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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed 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 different strategies are being used by organizations like Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these significant new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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