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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in elearning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors 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 France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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