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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Researchers want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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