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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 organizations like Korea, South to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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