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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers 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 different business strategies are being used by organizations like Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a need to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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