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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in online education technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 Santa Clara University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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