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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in digital education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with 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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