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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology have enabled humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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