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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in digital education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers 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 institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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