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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education are empowering people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations must deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that educators 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 business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants need to better grasp these promising new open educational ventures. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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