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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in distance learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online 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 organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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