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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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