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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider today because online education technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Abkhazia to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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