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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed 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 business models are being used by organizations like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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