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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online 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 institutions like Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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