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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach 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 organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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