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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to better understand these open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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