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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners make sure that instructors 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 different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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