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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? 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 Broward College to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education undertakings. Scholars want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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