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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in online learning are enabling people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that lecturers 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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