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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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