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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in digital education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions assure 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 different strategies are being used by organizations like American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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