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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Malta to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better understand these significant new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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