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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach 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 Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this growing desideratum for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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