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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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