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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology make it possible for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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