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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online 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 organizations like Columbia University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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