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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning enable people all around the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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