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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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