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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open 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 Japan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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