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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online education are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC 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 organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open education initiatives. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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