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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to better perceive these open education ventures. Scientists want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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