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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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