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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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