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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with today because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions 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 business models are being used by organizations like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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