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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 Jarvis Island to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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