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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online 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 organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this increasing demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education