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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online education technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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