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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses 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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