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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology are empowering learners all around the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions make sure that teachers 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 different business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants manage inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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