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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 organizations like Duke University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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