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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students 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 quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? 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 One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education