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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed 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 different business models are being used by institutions like CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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