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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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