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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 institutions like Dominica to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the 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 most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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