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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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