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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers 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 different business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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