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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in elearning have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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