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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are enabling students all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that teachers 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 business models are being used by organizations like McHenry County College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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