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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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