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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology are making it possible for students all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always 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 lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open 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 institutions like Boston University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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