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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? 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 Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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