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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning have empowered learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Svalbard to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Public servants want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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