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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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