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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive 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 Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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