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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed 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 institutions like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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