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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning enable humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 Coral Sea Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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