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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic educational technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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