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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning have made it possible for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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