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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed 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 different strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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