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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online learning are making it possible for students all around the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? 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 institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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