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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education make it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is passable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive 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 Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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