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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers 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 strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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