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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed 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 Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these compelling new open education initiatives. Corporations want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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