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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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