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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? 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 institutions like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to understand these new open education endeavours. Teachers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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