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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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