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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that educators 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 business models are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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