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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 organizations like Ecuador to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand these new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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