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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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