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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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