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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we certify that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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