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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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