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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed 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 models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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