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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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