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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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