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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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