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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are enabling students all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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