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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few issues that online education organizations have to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a need to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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