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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in online education have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses 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 institutions like Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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