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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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