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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach 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 edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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