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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in elearning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can we certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 Udemy to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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