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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors 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 business models are being used by institutions like Tuvalu to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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