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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in e-learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed 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 business models are being used by institutions like Rice University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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