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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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