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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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