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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest changes in elearning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators 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 business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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