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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in e-learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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