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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 Davidson College to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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