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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in learning technology enable learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Instructors want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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