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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online 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 organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Scholars want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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