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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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