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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in electronic education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently 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 numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that instructors 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 Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better comprehend these important new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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