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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students make sure that instructors 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 Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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