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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can institutions guarantee that teachers 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 organizations like Rwaq to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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