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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC 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 Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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