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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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