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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified 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 strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to better understand these intriguing new open educational ventures. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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