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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners be assured that teachers 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 different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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