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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for students in nations all around the world to take classes online. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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