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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling learners in all parts of the world to take online courses. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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