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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in elearning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach 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 Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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