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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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