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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants ensure that educators 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 business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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