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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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