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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? 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 organizations like Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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