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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern developments in elearning make it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education ventures. Scientists want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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