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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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