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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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