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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning enable learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified 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 strategies are being used by organizations like University of North Carolina to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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