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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this increasing need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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