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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning make it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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