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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 institutions like Facebook to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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