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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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