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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in online education enable learners all over the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these open educational endeavours. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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