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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology are enabling humans in nations all around 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 MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators 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 different business models are being used by organizations like Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also researches the 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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