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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology enable students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators 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 different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desire for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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