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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? 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 Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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