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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? 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 organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Academics want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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