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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of topics that online learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors 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 different strategies are being used by institutions like Elidaemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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