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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand these open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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