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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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