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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach 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 institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants want to better understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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