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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive 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 teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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