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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in e-learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? 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 massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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