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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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