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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology enable learners in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach 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 organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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