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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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