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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses 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 organizations like Sweden to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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