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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in online learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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