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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massively Open Online Courses (moocs) Definition