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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in digital education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in online classes. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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