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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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