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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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