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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Universities want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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