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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? 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 institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOC courses? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open education ventures. Researchers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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