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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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