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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning enable learners in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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 United Kingdom to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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