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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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