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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive 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 strategies are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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