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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in e-learning are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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