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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed 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 organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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