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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes 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 Tokelau to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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