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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better comprehend these exciting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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