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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are usually 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 dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations assure that teachers 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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