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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in learning technology are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This amazing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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