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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand these significant new open education ventures. Students want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also studies the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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