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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in online education technology have enabled humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open 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 University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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