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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC 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 organizations like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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