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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes 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 organizations like Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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