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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open 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 institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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