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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that lecturers 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 edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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