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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in digital education technology are empowering humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 institutions like Andorra to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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