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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in e-learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive online courses are usually free 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 institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive 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 institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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