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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New advancements in learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that learning technology institutions are having to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach 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 Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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