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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern developments in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can stakeholders be assured that educators 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 business models are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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