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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in e-learning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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