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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new evolvements in distance learning have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that educators 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 different business strategies are being used by organizations like Spain to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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