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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in elearning technology have provided the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that educators 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 strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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