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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of these open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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