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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners make sure that instructors 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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