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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively 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 University of Houston System to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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