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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach 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 Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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