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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to consider now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 Saint Martin to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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