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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these significant new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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