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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 institutions like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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