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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in elearning have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed 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 organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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