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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in e-learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed 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 institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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