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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in digital education technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers 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 different business strategies are being used by institutions like Emory University to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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