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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC 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 edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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