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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 different strategies are being used by organizations like Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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