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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC 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 Uruguay to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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