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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 Eliademy to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this increasing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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