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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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