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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 institutions like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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