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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive 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 Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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