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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions be assured that instructors 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 business strategies are being used by organizations like Angola to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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