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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching 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 organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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