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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology enable humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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