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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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