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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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