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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? 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 organizations like Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to understand these significant new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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