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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is all right? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed 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 Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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