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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in distance learning technology have empowered learners all around the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? 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 institutions like Svalbard to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This gripping new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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