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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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