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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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