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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 Kiribati to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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