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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in e-learning technology have enabled students all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed 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 Meetup to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Educators want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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