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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? 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 organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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