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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning are empowering students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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