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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning have made it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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