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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach 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 organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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