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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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