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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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