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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in elearning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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