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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning are enabling learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Monaco to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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