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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in online learning are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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