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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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