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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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