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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Korea, South to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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