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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that teachers 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 different business models are being used by institutions like Pridnestrovie (Transnistria) to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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