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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners certify that instructors 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 different business models are being used by institutions like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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