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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in online education technology are enabling humans all over the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important 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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