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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these interesting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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