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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in e-learning are enabling students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that educators 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 different business models are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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