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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning have empowered humans all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 The Bahamas to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational initiatives. People want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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