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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants be assured 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 strategies are being used by institutions like University of New Mexico to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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