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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners assure 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 business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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