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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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