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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these open education undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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