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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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