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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 organizations like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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