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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC 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 edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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