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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Spain to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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