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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in electronic education technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee 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 organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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