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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Students want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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