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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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