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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? 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 institutions like Ukraine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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