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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators 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 different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the inspiring 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 book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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