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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? 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 Montserrat to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education ventures. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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