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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in e-learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? 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 Columbia University to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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