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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Researchers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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