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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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