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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? 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 Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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