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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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