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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 institutions like Baker Island to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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