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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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