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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses 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 Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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