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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? 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 Latvia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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