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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching 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 Netherlands to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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