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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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