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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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