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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? 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 Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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