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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology enable people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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