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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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