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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we assure that instructors 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like Kingman Reef to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better comprehend these important new open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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