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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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 Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better understand these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this expanding need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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