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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 Samoa to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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