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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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