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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 Central Florida to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to be more aware of these open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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