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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 Kauffman Fellows Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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