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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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