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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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