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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in distance learning are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers 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 business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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