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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology have empowered humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students 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 subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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