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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure 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 Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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