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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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