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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors 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 business strategies are being used by institutions like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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