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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 Spain to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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