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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in digital education technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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