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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? 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 institutions like Portugal to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Students want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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