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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology enable students all over the world to take online classes. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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