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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations ensure that teachers 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 business models are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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