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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators 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 strategies are being used by institutions like University of South Florida to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Students want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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