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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in e-learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners assure that teachers 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 strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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