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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes 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 institutions like MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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