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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are struggling with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified 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 institutions like Babson College to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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