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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in digital education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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