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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are considering today because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers 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 strategies are being used by organizations like University of Pennsylvania to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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