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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in online education technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like San Marino to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also talks about the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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