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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? 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 Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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