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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to take courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. 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 generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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