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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? 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 California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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