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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively 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 Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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