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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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