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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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