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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers 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 different business strategies are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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