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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online education technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? 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 organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to understand these new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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