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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Universities want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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