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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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