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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Wake Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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