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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in electronic education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 Facebook to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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