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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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