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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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