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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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