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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning are empowering students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 organizations like United Kingdom to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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