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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 institutions like Bolivia to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these open education undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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