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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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