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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online education are providing the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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