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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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