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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach 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 organizations like Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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