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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online 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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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