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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered students in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC 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 institutions like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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