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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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