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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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