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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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