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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning enable students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also addresses the key 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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