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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching 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 institutions like Broward College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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