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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners guarantee that lecturers 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 strategies are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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