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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? 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 institutions like Somalia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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