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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are considering more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors 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 institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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