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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? 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 organizations like Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to better perceive these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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