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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers 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 different business strategies are being used by institutions like Australia to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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