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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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