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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? 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 organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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