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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Belize to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources