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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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