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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? 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 University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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