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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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