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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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