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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers 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 strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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